Recently, a primary school exam "God's Question" went viral on the Internet: it is known that there are 26 sheep and 10 goats on board. How old is the captain? The relevant departments in the school area responded: The topic is intended to examine students' questioning and critical consciousness of mathematical problems and their independent thinking ability.
This undoubtedly adds another question to the "God Question Bank" of primary and secondary school students. Interestingly, with the emergence of more and more "divine questions", the focus of people's attention is no longer the difficulty and solution of the questions, but a discussion about "Ye Gong Long Hao" is going on.
Don't frame your child's imagination with standard answers.
Taking the above-mentioned "mystery" as an example, local educational institutions responded: "Education is not the production of standardized parts. In addition to basic theory and common sense, there are still some thinking questions that should be asked like this. Every different answer may reflect a different and vivid life and personality. "
An industry insider admits that quality education has been the goal pursued by parents and educators for many years. The voices of "Don't frame the imagination and innovation of teenagers with standard answers" and "Let students learn to question authority to surpass teachers" are endless. However, when the real exploration comes, it faces many questions. How is this different from "Ye Gong Long Hao"?
Fudan University's self-enrollment interview also has a "mystery". "In Journey to the West, the Jade Emperor and the Tathagata, who is older?" This was a difficult problem for a female classmate at that time. After the interview, she complained: Isn't self-enrollment for young people interested in basic research? How can you ask such a boring question?
In this regard, many professors from Fudan University who participated in the interview at that time had a heated discussion-"The Jade Emperor is a Taoist and the Tathagata is a Buddhist, and students can answer' no comparability'." This is a logical answer; "According to the story of surrender to the Monkey King to answer. Although the former is the' biggest official in the sky', he has no idea about Sun, and he still wants to invite the latter out. It's hard to say who is big and who is small. " This is the answer given after reading the original; "Pointing out to the teacher on the spot that this question is' nonsense' and then giving reasons for this judgment can also' add points'." This is the courage to question authority ... in the professor's view, there are many answers to this question. As long as you are good at thinking and expressing, every unique answer can convey positive information. Many candidates are at a loss about this question, which shows that they are still limited by the existing traditional education model and fall into the fixed thinking of taking the exam. They think that everything has a standard answer, and everything without a standard answer is unreasonable, but they are unwilling to spread their thinking and give the answer that best shows themselves.
From this point of view, it seems that only by encouraging more alternative answers in the classroom and trying diversified choices and questions in the assessment can we cultivate a broader space for creativity. However, there is another phenomenon that is intriguing. When many people shouted "God's question", many parents didn't agree. "Many questions on the Internet look mysterious, but children have learned to answer them in extracurricular Olympic training. Just put them up." Mr. Ren, who lives in Pudong, said that every time his sixth-grade children take a math exam, there will be one more question at the end of the paper, which is to examine and expand their thinking ability. However, because Xiao Ren has memorized the "routine", it seems that there is no need to think about solving the problem.
Don't take "divine questions" as the main evaluation basis.
"In the field of mathematics education, any topic has a logical relationship." Yang Jiansheng, deputy director of the Department of Mathematics of Shanghai University, said that if many purposes to be assessed are hidden behind the questions, even adults can't answer them, not to mention ordinary pupils. At the age of primary school students, the first reaction is to consider what kind of relationship can be established between these figures, which is normal thinking.
Many front-line educators also believe that whether it is to cultivate divergent thinking or critical questioning spirit, we should fully consider the depth of knowledge and thinking ability of young people of this age and match them.
"Jun Jun prepares breakfast for the whole family, baking bread, boiled eggs and hot milk. Boil the eggs 12 minutes, heat the milk in the microwave for 3 minutes, and bake 9 pieces of bread in a pan (each piece is 3 minutes, and only two pieces of bread can be put in the pan at the same time). The gas stove in Jun Jun has two burners. How long will it take him at least to prepare this breakfast? "This is a hot topic in the second grade math class on the Internet, which is obviously beyond the scope of ordinary students.
Jiang Min, principal of Xingzhi Primary School in Baoshan District, said: "From the teacher's point of view, I hope that students can master the basic knowledge, understand the process of knowledge formation and have the ability to apply knowledge, but I don't agree with the intervention of' divine questions'. For some' divine questions', teachers may also lack certain problem-solving skills and ideas, and there may be errors in guiding students; From the parents' point of view, it takes some time and energy to help children complete their studies at school, but' mystery' takes more time, and parents can't cope with it calmly; For children, there is no difference between god and non-god, and solving the' god problem' may be more fulfilling. There is nothing wrong with the riddle itself. The key is how to use it well. It is necessary to broaden children's thinking space and cultivate children's thinking of seeking differences, but it should not be based on answering' god questions'. "
"I don't object to the occasional brain teaser, but teaching and learning should be down-to-earth and not opportunistic." Sociologist Hu Shensheng said that while arguing, we should also realize that there is a certain fragmentation tendency for the spread of various topics on the Internet. Whether discussing it, studying it or imitating it, it needs to be put back into the whole educational process.
Experts pointed out that flying students' imagination does not mean flying teaching logic. How to better cultivate children's divergent thinking and critical questioning spirit should also have a complete system, which requires special teaching materials, long-term accumulation and gradual progress, and appropriate methods linked with reality. We can't just rely on some meaningless "mental problems" or educational formalism beyond students' normal thinking to carry out the so-called exercise and inspection of students. ;